The Trevor Bauer suspension set shockwaves across the baseball world yesterday. After months of months on administrative leave, MLB handed down a two-year suspension to the Dodgers pitcher.
According to ESPN’s Jeff Passan, MLB is also not crediting any of the days Bauer missed while on administrative leave towards his 324-game suspension. In the past, the league has at times counted time on administrative leave as time served. The Dodgers pitcher’s suspension is the longest in the six-plus years the league has had a domestic violence policy according to ESPN’s Alden González.
Today, The LA Times Dylan Hernádez wrote a scathing article about the Dodgers decision to sign Bauer to a deal worth $85M over the first two years.